Self Assured (horse)
| Self Assured | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Bettor's Delight (USA) |
| Grandsire | Cam's Card Shark |
| Dam | Star Of Venus |
| Maternal grandsire | Christian Cullen |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 26 October 2015 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Trainer | Mark Purdon, Natalie Rasmussen and Hayden Cullen, Rolleston |
| Awards | |
| 2022 Harness Racing New Zealand pacer of the year | |
| Last updated on: 13 April 2024. | |
Self Assured (foaled 26 October 2015) is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2020 and the Auckland Trotting Cup in 2019 and 2022.[1]
Bred by R. N. Caldow and owned by Mrs Jean Feiss from Melbourne, Australia, he is trained by the All Stars stable at Rolleston.
Notable performances by Self Assured include:
- 1st in the 2019 South East Derby at Albion Park[2]
- 1st in the 2019 Queensland Derby beating Lochinvar Art and Jesse Duke.[2]
- 3rd in the 2019 Ashburton Flying Stakes behind Spankem and Thefixer
- 1st in the 2019 Auckland Pacing Cup beating Thefixer and Triple Eight
- 1st in the 2020 Hondo Grattan Stakes, beating Demon Delight and Max Delight[2]
- 1st in the 2020 Canterbury Classic, beating Spankem and Tango Tara
- 2nd in the 2020 Ashburton Flying Stakes behind Copy That, with Spankem 3rd
- 1st in the 2020 New Zealand Trotting Cup beating Spankem and Ashley Locaz
- 2nd in the 2020 Chariots Of Fire behind Lochinvar Art with Max Delight 3rd[2]
- 2nd in the 2020 Ballarat Cup behind AGs White Socks with Chase Auckland 3rd[2]
- 1st in the 2021 Easter Cup, beating Spankem and Amazing Dream[3]
- 3rd in the 2021 Canterbury Classic behind South Coast Arden and Pembrook Playboy
- 1st in the 2021 Ashburton Flying Stakes, beating Classie Brigade and Pembrook Playboy
- 2nd in the 2021 New Zealand Trotting Cup behind Copy That, with South Coast Arden 3rd[4]
- 2nd in the 2021 New Zealand Free For All behind South Coast Arden, with Krug third.[5]
- 1st in the 2022 (inaugural) The Race by Grins beating Majestic Cruiser and Spankem
- 3rd in the 2022 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile behind Spankem and Hot And Treacherous
- 2nd in the 2022 New Zealand Messenger Championship behind Majestic Cruiser, with A G's White Socks 3rd
- 1st in the 2022 Auckland Pacing Cup, driven by Natalie Rasmussen due to Mark Purdon being suspended, beating Spankem and Kango.[6]
- 1st in the 2022 (inaugural) Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap beating Kango and Bad To The Bone
- 3rd in the 2022 Canterbury Classic behind B D Joe and Spankem[7]
- 5th in the 2022 New Zealand Trotting Cup after suffering a flat tyre, behind Copy That and Majestic Cruiser[8]
- 1st in the 2022 New Zealand Free For All beating Majestic Cruiser and Old Town Road[9]
- 2nd in the 2022 Summer Cup Free For All behind BD Joe, with Spankem 3rd
- 2nd in the 2022 Invercargill Cup behind Krug, with Macandrew Aviator 3rd[10]
- 1st in the Waikato Flying Mile (G2 1609m, Cambridge) beating Copy That and Akuta.
- 3rd in the 2023 $1 Million The Race by Grins (2200m Free for All) behind Copy That and Old Town Road
- 2nd in the 2023 Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile behind Akuta with Better Eclipse 3rd[10]
- 1st in the 2023 New Zealand Messenger Championship beating Copy That and Bettor Eclipse[10]
- 2nd in the 2023 Auckland Cup behind Akuta with Smiffy's Terror 3rd[10]
- 1st in the 2023 New Zealand Free For All beating Akuta and Beach Ball.[10]
- 2nd in the 2023 Summer Cup (G3 1980m Addington) behind Beach Ball with American Me 3rd.
- 2nd in the 2023 Invercargill Cup (G1 3200m) behind American Me with Beach Ball 3rd.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "New Zealand Trotting Cup 2020: Self Assured and Mark Purdon win the big dance at Addington". Stuff.co.nz. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Australian Harness Racing". Harness.org.au. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Self Assured takes Easter Cup". Harnesslink.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ reporters, Stuff sports (9 November 2021). "New Zealand Trotting Cup: Copy That topples favourite Self Assured at Addington". Stuff. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Add og title".
- ^ "Self Assured a contender for another Triple Crown after Auckland Cup success".
- ^ "B D Joe (NZ) Stamps Class in Canterbury Classic Victory | NZB Standardbred | Standardbred Auction House". www.nzbstandardbred.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Copy That does just that and repeats in IRT NZ Cup - Harnesslink". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Self Assured sublime in NZ Pacing FFA - Harnesslink". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Add og title". www.hrnz.co.nz.